Ah! Les Crocodiles!
‘Ah ! Les crocodiles’ is a popular children's song in France. The song has been around since at least 1860 and relates the adventures of an Egyptian crocodile going to war against Elephants. It has a very catchy tune! This nineteenth-century nursery rhyme is derived from Jacques Offenbach's song Hooray for the Crocodile, part of the “Tromb-al-ca-zar ou les Criminels dramatiques”, premiered in April 1856. This quintet version, with optional percussion, is dedicated to my wife Jayne who sadly died August 2026. Having ‘found’ her instrument (Eb bass) cancer on her lungs prevented her from progressing further.
£25 + £5.00 postage for UK
£25 + £8.00 postage for Europe
£25 + £12 postage for Rest of the World
